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天気(てんき、tenki)
- weather

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Japanese:

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TENKI

天気

てんき

天気 (てんき, romaji: tenki) means "weather" in Japanese. It is a N5 Mid-level Noun word.

Meaning:weather
Level:N5 Mid
Lexical Category:Noun (名詞)
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Meaning

The Japanese word 天気 天気 means "weather". It refers to the state of the atmosphere at a particular time and place, including factors like temperature, precipitation, wind, cloud cover, and sunshine. It's a fundamental concept used in everyday conversation.

Examples

⚫︎ 今日の天気 天気 は晴れです。 Translation: Today's weather is sunny. ⚫︎ 天気 天気 予報を見てください。 Translation: Please look at the weather forecast. ⚫︎ 明日の 天気 天気 は雨のようです。 Translation: It looks like the weather tomorrow will be rainy.

Usage

You use 天気 天気 in various contexts: ⚫︎ To describe current weather conditions: "It's good 天気 天気 today!" ⚫︎ To ask about weather: "What's the 天気 天気 like?" or "How's the 天気 天気?" ⚫︎ To talk about the weather forecast. ⚫︎ Often used with verbs like 良い (いい - good), 悪い (わるい - bad), and adjectives describing specific weather conditions (e.g., 暑い (あつい - hot), 寒い (さむい - cold)).

Notation

天気 天気 is typically written in kanji. ⚫︎ Hiragana: てんき ⚫︎ Kanji: 天気 天気 The okurigana (suffix hiragana) for the word 天気 天気 does not change. There are no other ways to write this word.

Synonyms

There aren't direct perfect synonyms, but related words or phrases: ⚫︎ 気候 (きこう): climate (refers to long-term average weather conditions) ⚫︎ 空模様 (そらもよう): sky conditions/the look of the sky (more poetic)

Antonyms

There isn't a direct antonym for 天気 天気 as it's a descriptor of atmospheric conditions. However, you can describe different types of weather, such as: ⚫︎ 晴れ (はれ): sunny (opposite of rainy/cloudy) ⚫︎ 雨 (あめ): rain (opposite of sunny)

Example Sentence 1

明日の天気 天気 は曇りのち雨の予報です。 ・Translation: The weather forecast for tomorrow is cloudy then rain. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 天気 天気 to describe the weather forecast and uses other weather-related terms such as 曇り (くもり - cloudy) and 雨 (あめ - rain).

Example Sentence 2

天気 天気 が良いので、公園に行きましょう。 ・Translation: Since the weather is good, let's go to the park. ・Explanation: This sentence shows 天気 天気 being used as a reason for an action. The adjective 良い (いい - good) is used to describe the 天気 天気.

Etymology

The word 天気 天気 is a compound word. 天 (ten) means "heaven" or "sky," and 気 (ki) means "atmosphere," "feeling," or "spirit." Together, 天気 天気 literally means "sky's atmosphere" or "heaven's atmosphere," therefore meaning weather.

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